A Russian government-affiliated power company announced on the 13th that it will stop supplying electricity to neighboring Finland.
The reason for the suspension is that electricity charges have not been paid, but Finland has announced on the 12th that it should seek membership in NATO = North Atlantic Treaty Organization, so retaliation by the Russian side It is also believed that there is a possibility of.
The Finnish subsidiary of the Russian government-affiliated electric power company "Intel Lao" announced on the 13th that it will stop supplying electricity to Finland from the 14th, saying that "the import of electricity from Russia must be stopped from the 14th". Did.
The company claims that the reason for the suspension is that the Finnish side has not paid the electricity charges since the 6th of this month.
Regarding Finland and Russia, Finland's President Sauli Niinistö and Prime Minister Marin have announced on the 12th that they should promptly seek access to NATO following the military invasion of Ukraine by Russia.
In response, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs warned that "Russia will have to take countermeasures in military technology or other fields to deal with security threats," the Russian side said. It is also believed that there is a possibility of retaliation.
According to the Finnish transmission company "Fingrid", electricity from Russia accounts for about 10% of the electricity consumed in Finland, but even if it is stopped from Russia, electricity from Sweden will be imported and the country will be home. It is said that it can be covered by increasing the power generation in Finland, and the power supply will not be threatened.